A site created to accompany the book published in 2012 by the University of Massachusetts Press.

Thursday, May 31, 2012

BOUNCE: Mix for Chapter 4

This is a continuous mix that I put together to go along with Chapter 4 of my book, which covers the years 1995-2000. The isolation of the bounce era was followed by a period of unprecedented national success for New Orleans-based artists and companies. During the second half of the 1990s, two local record labels, Cash Money and No Limit, rose to become the most successful rap independents in the nation. The song titles are listed below the embedded player.